Presenter
Salme Lavigne, PhD, RDH
Salme Lavigne, PhD, RDH, was appointed scientific editor of the Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene, effective
December 1, 2015. She holds a diploma in dental hygiene from the University of Toronto, a bachelor’s degree
in biomedical anthropology from Lakehead University, a master’s degree in dental hygiene education from the
University of Missouri-Kansas City, and a doctorate in community health sciences from the University of
Manitoba. Salme was the founding director of the dental hygiene program at Confederation College, Thunder
Bay, and served as director of the School of Dental Hygiene, University of Manitoba, for 13 years where she
developed and initiated the first BScDH program at that institution. An internationally recognized
researcher and educator, Salme has received Alumni of Distinction awards from the University of Toronto and
the UMKC School of Dentistry, and a Life Membership Award from the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association.
Moderator
Megan Sproule-Jones
Megan Sproule-Jones, editor/writer at the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA), has worked in the
scholarly publishing industry for more than 20 years, managing peer-reviewed journals in psychiatry and
neuroscience, and public administration before joining CDHA and the Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene in
2013. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in history and French from Queen’s University (Kingston) and a Master of
Arts in history from the University of Waterloo.
Learning Outcomes
After the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe how the scholarly peer-review process works
- Understand and apply the author guidelines for the Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene (CJDH) to
their writing
- Explain the requirements for each CJDH article category